It's been a year since Osama Bin Laden was shot dead in a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs.

Residents of the community of Abbottabad in Pakistan, home to Bin Laden's secret base where he was killed, have many questions about his death and why the photos of his body have never been released.

(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) LOCAL RESIDENT NAVEED AHMED, SAYING:

"What on earth is this? That they took the body from here and dumped it in the ocean! There is no truth in this. It is all a drama. They should at least show something, give some proof. Obviously, this is going to be used for cashing into the (U.S) election."

They are also sceptical about the U.S. claims that killing of al Qaeda's leader was a serious blow to the group.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) SECURITY ANALYST IMTIAZ GUL, SAYING:

"It doesn't really mean a big, fatal or terminal blow to al Qaeda because Osama bin Laden has left behind a legacy which he stood for, he propagated and in the process he was able to create a lot of local al Qaedas, local facilitators and auxiliaries who are there now, without taking the name of Osama bin Laden or al Qaeda."

The United States and Pakistan had been working together for years to track down bin Laden.

Pakistan was outraged that the U.S. military, fearing that a leak could jeopardize their mission, kept the raid a complete secret from Pakistan.

Jessica Gray, Reuters